30th Anniversary of Pulp Fiction

 

         Another film that's nearing the end of its 30th Anniversary mark and that film is Quentin Tarantino's greatest achievement in the film, Pulp Fiction. No doubt this was another one of those films in the late nineties that was constantly on Dish on Demand previews that I would watch constantly considering, I was not on the age appropriate list but constantly watched the preview and noticed a lot of actors from Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis whom my first film with him was Armageddon as well as Ving Rhames who just so happened to be on the very first Mission Impossible film (back when the films where actually good). And even though the film is thirty years old I still don't know how to describe Pulp Fiction to somebody who hasn't even seen Pulp Fiction or if it's his or her first time viewing the movie though with help, I believe I can manage.

          Pulp Fiction in a nutshell is about two Mob hitmen (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson), a boxer (Bruce Willis), and gangster (Ving Rhames) and his wife (Uma Thurman) and a pair of undermined criminals intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption amid two days.

           Quentin Tarantino said before in a certain interview, that Kill Bill movies are his born to make movies and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is his favorite movie he's made, and Inglorious Bastards of all his entire filmography is his masterpiece he's made in his entire career of filmmaking. And sure that's his opinion and I can't fault him for that, but for me, I still say that Pulp Fiction is his greatest achievement in filmmaking period I mean this is one of those films that you can't make or begin to create ever again moreover contains what maybe greatest performances as well as comeback films from John Travolta and Bruce Willis but more importantly launched the careers of Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Ving Rhames. The other important factor of what Pulp Fiction brings is a level of gangster storytelling, reminiscent to its predecessor, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction also has these criminals talk about more than just their past job or who they whacked long back no, these criminals actually talk about shenanigan's that you and I talk about in terms of conversations and brings new refreshing vibes to the actual gangster movie genre. The amazing thing about the movie is that it brings the rising comeback to both John Travolta and Bruce Willis, Travolta before Pulp Fiction became a reality was in low point in his career wasn't a first choice for Tarantino because he was writing Vincent for Michael Madsen, long story short Madsen pulled out and Travolta was being the coinvent choice but pre-exposed rapist Harvey Weinstein wasn't signing on for that idea but Danny DeVito who was one of the producers behind Pulp Fiction stated to Harvey that Quentin gets the cast approval and final cut and so this is why Quentin Tarantino is one of the many greatest American filmmakers, mainly because he was able to say F-you to Harvey, though deep down he was probably the gimp because let’s be honest he wanted to be that character. Not only does Harvey Keitel give a lot of credit for Quentin Tarantino rise to fame but he also convinced Bruce Willis to be part of Pulp Fiction firstly he was a fan of Reservoir Dogs but more importantly he needed some work after countless flops for which in all honesty both men do fantastic job in the movie that we don't need to describe how great they are, especially the same to the rest of the actors in the film, though this film launched the career of Ving Rhames who went on to all the Mission Impossible films as well as Con Air and Out of Sight (the only movie where JLO is actually good, if you know what I mean). To the films credit and granted this film deserves a lot of credit for how we look at independent movies, but this movie alone was ahead of its time, in terms of showing the dark side of Los Angeles, like a pawnshop run by to psycho hillbilly rapist who keep a gimp in the basement of their store. Yeah, sorry to spoil some little details but I have to prepare you for stuff like that, because even when I was secretly watching this on cable TV and not knowing the certain context of that who scene yeah that was when I would usually when that scene appeared tried to change the channel and then come back to it later when it was over granted it's like a few seconds tops but again is still uncomfortable, then again Tarantino is warning all outsiders of the entire United States to never wander in the rough part of LA because you don't want to be in a situation like Ving Rhames and Bruce Willis were in. On the plus side, at least you do see some justice in that scene as well, for which let's be honest, when it comes to a rapist getting what he or she deserves you shoot that person in the balls or hands whichever situation comes first. And to be frank, if I'm trying to land in audition and I'm being called to play a rapist I doubt I would want to land a role like that because that's rabbit hole I would never in a million years want to land, especially trying to be an actor. A side from the uncomfortable twist of fate I truly believe that's the kind of genius Quentin provides in these four tales of crime, he's giving you these tales of criminals being criminals but also showing a cruel twist of fate in which something scary in our lives would happen from the unexpected to sometimes divine intervention which is what makes Tarantino such a great writer as well. To people who've never experienced a movie like Pulp Fiction or any of Tarantino's other films I would give a small warning in terms of confused state of mind, just know that the film is chronologically out of order so if you feel confused you have to really sit down and pay attention to the details of the film from the small details to the big reveal but in all seriousness if you made this film in right order it would be a predictable and uninteresting movie and the way Tarantino cuts the film together as well as written the script is actual genius way because you get to pay attention of what is going on why are these characters wearing these certain clothes but then when you just sit down and watch the film from the very beginning to the final frame you understand why he does that and either way I love the way he puts it together. I would most certain recommending this movie to any Tarantino fans or movie goers who have not ever seen a Quentin Tarantino movie before for many reasons it was ahead of its time in terms of storytelling but more importantly it keeps you interested with every main character from their first introduction till their last scene of the film, and also it gets you excited of what movies where before and what they could still be again.